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#bb88ff

a light, electric violet · warm · closest name: violet

RGB
187, 136, 255
HSL
266°, 100%, 77%
CMYK
27, 47, 0, 0
Luminance
0.3539

Every format

HEX#bb88ff
RGBrgb(187, 136, 255)
HSLhsl(266, 100%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 47%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(66.0 42.7 -52.2)
LCHlch(66.0 67.5 309.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.725 0.173 302.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bb88ff;
background-color: #bb88ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bb88ff] bg-[#bb88ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bb88ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.533, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bb88ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bb88ff on white: 2.60:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bb88ff on black: 8.08:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green53.3%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan26.7%
Magenta46.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#bb88ff text on a black background

contrast 8.08:1

Card sample

#bb88ff text on a white background

contrast 2.60:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bb88ff;
Background color
Panel with #bb88ff background
background-color: #bb88ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bb88ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 136, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 136, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bb88ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb88ff, #FF88F4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bb88ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bb88ff in the Color Lab